Summary
The Continuing Education Training Grant (T15) is designed to assist institutions to establish, expand, or improve programs of continuing professional education, especially for programs dealing with new developments in the science or technology of the profession. The mechanism is intended for the support of short, advanced-level courses (a few days to several weeks) to emphasize new techniques and enhance skills of scientists.
Eligibility
Domestic institutions or organizations are eligible to apply. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their plans with relevant NICHD program staff prior to submission.
Scope of Support
Applications for multiple year awards (up to five years) may be submitted when a series of annual or biennial courses on the same topic is proposed by the sponsoring organization. Support for courses to be held on a less frequent schedule must be applied for individually. Allowable costs: personnel, supplies, travel and per diem for faculty, printing, telephone, audio/visual, postage, recruitment materials, and scholarship funds. Facilities and Administrative costs (indirect costs) are limited to eight percent, excluding tuition and fees. It is expected that the course will be partially supported through registration fees paid by participants.
Application Review
Applications are evaluated for scientific and technical merit by a scientific review group convened by the NICHD Division of Scientific Review, according to the following criteria:
- Overall scientific and didactic merit;
- Need for the course and its potential effectiveness in achieving the stated goals;
- Past performance where applicable;
- Quality of the course content and adequacy of the syllabus;
- Training, experience, and research competence of the faculty;
- Criteria for selecting participants and for awarding scholarships;
- Plans for recruiting potential participants and for publicizing the availability of courses to the appropriate community of scholars and scientists;
- Adequacy of plans for the recruitment of women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities;
- Plans for evaluating the effectiveness and the extent of dissemination of the course content;
- Appropriateness of the requested budget for the proposed course.
How to Apply
Applications are to be submitted on the research grant application form PHS-398 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm). A cover letter submitted with the grant application should indicate the use of the T15 mechanism.
When to Apply
Receipt dates for new applications are February 1, June 1, and October 1. Receipt dates for competing continuation and revised applications are March 1, July 1, and November 1. Applications should be submitted at least 10 months prior to the start date of the planned course.
